Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-22

 For transportation of freight -. 2,952, ,36I s1 For transportation of mails ......... 170,316 81 For transpoi tation of express 252531 E5 For transportation of extra baggage 29,939 g From interest,". .................-... 53,60S 23 AAo AN' '''' ' -
 Total. ..................s 7,89o,2o9 2s
 Fetal expenses ..-........... .....s 6,1s6,s1s s9 Balance for year.---......--. -..-S 1,753.892 S9 The treasurer's balance sheet of total re- eeipts and payments for the year ending September 30, 1887, shows balance of cash and cash assets on hand on October l, 1887, 1 of $2, 719, 160.17. The balance sheet is as follows:
 Balance cash assets October l. 1ss6 30s9,s3s 20 Increase in 0a accounts payable. iS5,5s9 i4 Accretlon of sinking fund. B, 800 P $11,6a ,s55 70 Total expenses, including rents, taxes
 Ne and lnteTsst lfor ss Dividends Gone of per cent. and two
 Materials on hand Ccto6er1, l887..... 463,796 40 Balance Of cash... ..-..---........ 2n9,l6o l7
 s11,622,s55 70
 The total length of road owned (redueed to single track miles) is 355, 071. The total length leased (reduced to single track miles) 168,931. Grand total length of track owned and leased (computed as single track) 524, ,002. Miles by passenger trains all lines 2716,565 Miles run by freight trains all lines. 1400,375 Miles run by all other trains on all lines 1077,240 Total train mileage all lines. 5,194, 180 Total number of passengers carried.... 9,361, ,426 Total number of tons of freight carried. 26o2 157 Passengers carried one me. ......... 249,160,9 901 Tons of freight carried one mile..- 150,G45 7OS Number of engines owned .-....- 127 Number of engines leased ....-.......... 6 Number Of passenger cars owned. ....... 309 Number of passenger cars leased: o7 SsE ss 3
 The reduction of the passenger rates went into effect January l. 1887, proposed. The gross pas senger earnings are $93 GOO larger than last year. but this gain was made prior to the reduction. The ing the transportation of g 900 passengers one rates of the continued prosperity of the country it is yet too early to determine It is proposed to ready for use in the early spring. More than Sia0 900 has been expended for land at F different sta tions, while @ larger sum has been expended in grading and stone ballastng at various points, The stone ballast is continuous from Springfield to Westport and upon the four tracks as far as com pleted.
 careful examination of the bridge over the Connections river at Say brook has induced the de- csion to replace it with an iron structure better suited to the heavier engines in use. The cost of this structure which has already been contract ed for, and on which work has been commenced,
 Work upon four tracks from New Rochelle Juno tfon eastward has been continued and pushed with considerable vigor How soon four tracks will be- necessary east of Portchester depends largely upon the business condition of the country.
 Then followed report of the grade crossing mat ter and the leasing of the Naugatuck Northamp- ton Connecticut Valley and Stamford and New Canaan roads, full accounts of which have been published.
 The report was approved.
 Henry L. Goodwin of East Hartford offered the following motion:
 Resolved, That the directors of the New York New and Hartford road be and are hereby authorized to attach one car to each passenger train nwhicA transportation will be afforded passen- gers at the rate of one cent per miIe''
 When put to vote the resolution was lost
 The following directors were elected: George N. Miller, E. R. Van Nest, Wilson G. Hunt, E. H. Trowbridge, William D. Bishop, Nathaniel Wheeler, Henry 0. Robinson, Ed ward M. Reed, George H. Watrous, Charles P. Clark, Joseph Park, Chauncey M. Depew and Henry s. Lee. All except President Clark were unanimously elected. As it is, he received only the votes of 98, ,s33 shares ths other 10 being for Simeon E.. Baldwin, and were cast by Henry L. Goodwin.
 During the meeting recess was taken and the stockholders were escorted through the different offices of the building, and were much pleased with the appearance of things It was the largest meeting that has been held since the roads have been consolidated.